19 Mar 2008 Director: Sarah Polley Canada 2006 100 min This is a screen adaptation of celebrated writer Alice Munro’s short story ‘The Bear Came over the Mountain’. It is the beautiful and bittersweet tale “of married couple, Grant and Fiona. Their daily lives, in their twilight years, are filled with tenderness and humour. Their… Continue reading Away From Her
Category: Film Season 2007-2008
Born Into Brothels
2 April 2008 Directors: Zana Briski & Ross Kauffman India, USA 2004 85 min This i a chronicle of Calcutta’s red light district through the eyes of children of the prostitutes who work there. Filmmakers, Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, work with these most stigmatised children and inspire them to photograph their world in their… Continue reading Born Into Brothels
Sixty-Six
26 Sept 2007 Director: Paul Welland UK 2006 93 min It is the summer of 1966 and England hosts the football World Cup. Twelve year old Bernie has something far more significant on his mind the day he becomes a man, his Bar Mitzvah. This most important day in his life is over-shadowed as his… Continue reading Sixty-Six
Volver
10 Oct 2007 Director: Pedro Almodovar Spain 2006 121 min Raimunda (Penelope Cruz) lives in Madrid with her daughter Paula. Her husband Paco is an unemployed labourer and drunkard. Her sister, Sole, works as a hairdresser and lives nearby. The sisters lost their mother, Irene, in a fire in their home village years ago. Their… Continue reading Volver
Ten Canoes
24 Oct 2007 Directors: Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr Australia 2006 90 min A thousand years ago ten Aboriginal men headed out into the swamp to find goose eggs. One of the men is Dayindi who covets one of the wives of his elder brother. He is told a story to teach him about correct… Continue reading Ten Canoes
Grbavica
Esma’s Secret 21 Nov 2007 Director: Jasmila Žbanić Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany, Croatia 2006 95 min A debut movie for Director Jasmila Zbanic. In the painful aftermath of the Balkan war, Bosnian mother, Esma, struggles to make ends meet in Sarajevo’s Grbavica district. Her daughter, Sara, lives in the knowledge that her father died a hero… Continue reading Grbavica
Maria Full Of Grace
5 Dec 2007 Director: Joshua Marston USA, Colombia 2004 101 min Maria is a bright and vivacious seventeen year-old. She supports her family by stripping thorns from roses in a flower plantation. She loses her job and is offered the prospect of travelling to the USA. However, to do so she must become a drug… Continue reading Maria Full Of Grace
Little Miss Sunshine
19 Dec 2007 Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris USA 2006 101min Seven year-old Olive Hoover’s family is dysfunctional in the extreme. Richard, her dad, is a failing motivational speaker. His wife Sheryl is a chain smoker. Her gay uncle Frank has attempted suicide following a failed love affair. Her brother has taken a vow of… Continue reading Little Miss Sunshine
Das Leben Der Anderen
The Lives Of Others 9 Jan 2008 Germany 2006 137 min Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck The resurgence of German cinema continues with the 2007 Oscar winner ‘The Lives Of Others’. Set in East Germany in the early 1980’s, successful playwright Georg Dreyman and his girlfriend, the popular actress Christa-Maria Sieland, draw the unwanted attention… Continue reading Das Leben Der Anderen
Angel-A
20 Feb 2008 Director: Luc Besson France 2005 114 min Petty criminal Andre is down on his luck and in debt. With nowhere else to turn he decides to throw himself into the river Seine. As he stands perched on the edge of the river a chance encounter leads him to save the mysterious beautiful… Continue reading Angel-A